Suspenders



July 31, 1923.

W. M. HUESEMAN' SUSPENDERS Filed Nov. 21. 1921 1 1 1 fiueaema/(vPatented July 31, 1923.

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Application filed. November 21, 1921. Serial K111516335.

To all whom it ma y c'oncemw Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. I-IUnsr-MAN, citizen of the United States, residing at Dillsboro,in the countyof Dearborn and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Suspenders, of which the following is a'specr fication.

This invention relates to improvements in suspenders and seeks, as oneof its principal objects, to provide a suspender embodying thenecessary. resiliency while, at the same time, the use of'elas'ticstraps is eliminated.

A further object of the invention 'isto provide a suspender employingresilient tabs and wherein said tabs will embody resilient button holeloops.

And the invention has as astill further object to provide a suspenderwherein the tabs will each be formed fromfa single spring.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the invention embodied in a pair ofoverall suspenders,

Figure 2 is an elevation showing one of the tabs employed, I v

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view on the line 33 ofFigure 2,

Figure 4: is a perspective view showing a slightly modified form ofsuspender,

Figure 5 is an elevation showing one of the tabs employed in connectionwith ahose supporter, and

Figure 6 is an elevation showing the invention employed as a button holeloop for a coat or other garment.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing, Ihave shown the invention embodied in a pair of overall suspenders, apair of overalls being conventionally illustrated at 10. Crossed straps11 are employed. These straps may be formed of fabric or other suitablematerial and need not be elastic, the straps being stitched or otherwisesecured together at their point of intersection. At their forward ends,the straps carry appropriate loops 12 detachably engageable with theusual buttons at the front of the overalls.

Secured to the straps at their rear ends are,

silient tabs 14. As shown in detail in'Figure 2, these tabs'are "each"formed-from a suitable coil sp-ring having its end portions arrangedin-overlapping relation and provlded with terminal upstanding eyes 15.

hlear the 'bend' in the spring, theend porwe tions thereof are, as shown'indetail in Figure 3, connected by a tie wire orother appropriateelement 16 to' define a button hole loop'17 ,the wire 'beingpassed oneor more times through adjacent coils of the spring and having its endsbent inwardly betweenthe coils. As will be seen, the tabs may thusbe'readily produced while, at the --same time,

said tabs will'each embodyan integralloutton hole loop. The eyes 15 :ofthe tabs are as ShOWn' inFi ur'e 1 "en a ed with 7 2D 7 b the loops 13upon the rear ends of the straps 11 while the button hole loops17 ofsaid tabs are engaged with the-usual butto'ns at the rear of theoveralls forconnectin'g the tabs therewith. As will be perceived, the

tabs will thus provide the necessary resiliency in the suspenders whilethe suspenders will prove much more durable than were the straps 11 tobe formed of elastic'web bing. In fact, by, employing tabs of thecharacter illustrated, stress upon the buttons of the overalls will begreatly relieved and, in this connection, it is to be observed that theloops 17 may be readily engaged with the buttons since said loops may beeasily expanded to slip over the buttons. However, when the loops areonce engaged with the buttons, the loops will contract heneath thebuttons to prevent accidental disengagement of the loops therefrom.

In Figure 4 of the drawing, I lustrated a modification of the inventionas embodied in a pair of what may be have iltermed dress suspenders. Inthis modificary loops 22 and engaged with each of these loops is a pairof tabs 28 also identical with the tabs 14c. Thus, the tabs 21 and 23provide the necessary resiliency for the sus ponders, the loops of thetabs 21 being enlll) ' hers 26 carrying appropriate fastenings 27 othergarment.

for connecting the members with a stocking. At its upper end, the strap25 carries a loop 28 and connected, to this loop is a tab 29. isintimated, this tab is identical with the tabs 14 and, comprises abutton hole loop 80 cngageable with one of the. usual buttons upon anunderwaist. Thus, the tabs will impart the, necessary resiliency to thesupporter and will eliminate the necessity for the use of elasticwebbing.

In Figure Got the drawing, I have illustrated one ot the tabs, as shownin Figure 2', used. as abutton hole loop for a coat or In this figure, agarment is conventionally illustrated at 31 and secured to; the garmentby a strap 32 is a loop 83. Connected at its ends to this loop is a button engaging member 34- which, as inferred, is identical with the member14:, as previously described. As'will be perceived, a coat equipped witha plurality of the members 34; may be readily buttoned by engaging themembers with the but-tons of the coat, the resiliency of said membersacting to prevent the buttons from being accidentally torn off.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A suspender tab comprising a closely wound coil spring bent double atthe medial point to form a loop and two parallel shanks, a tie elementpassed through adja cent coils on said shanks to close the loop at thejuncture of said shanks, the ends of the springwire being bent toprovide upstanding terminal eyes on said shanks.

2. The combination with a' suspender strap having terminal rings, of atab composed of a closely wound coil spring and doubled at the medialpoint to form. a loop and two parallel shanks, a tie element passedthrough adjacent coils on said shanks to close the loop at the juncturewith said shanks, the ends of the spring wire being 4 bent to provideupstanding terminal eyes on said shanksv adapted to engage in one ofsaid rings.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM M. HUE'SEMAN. a s]

